Protocolized use of catheter-directed thrombolysis and echocardiography is highly effective in reversing acute right heart dysfunction in severe submassive pulmonary embolism patients.
Sundeep GulianiJaideep Das GuptaRobin OsofskyJohn MarekMuhammad Ali RanaJon MarinaroPublished in: Perfusion (2020)
This retrospective study demonstrates the effectiveness of protocolized use of catheter-directed thrombolysis and echocardiography in reversing severe right heart dysfunction in submassive pulmonary embolism patients.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- inferior vena cava
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- oxidative stress
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- left ventricular
- computed tomography
- systematic review
- pulmonary hypertension
- drug induced
- early onset
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- intensive care unit